April 22, 2008: Ice wave

xoxoxoBruce · 04-21-2008, 10:51 PM

Beltnah sends you another one.
You may have seen this, it's been floating (no pun) around the net this winter.

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Frozen Wave Phenomenon on Lake Huron.
Michigan has had the coldest winter in decades. Water expands to freeze, and at Macinaw City the water in Lake Huron below the surface ice was supercooled. It expanded to break through the surface ice and froze into this incredible wave.

This wave phenomena is seen in Antarctica, but in Michigan? Yes, it's been quite a winter!

I say, sell it to the Arabs.

lookout123 · 04-21-2008, 10:58 PM

Wait, didn't we have this in the cellar already? It is caused by the ice being pushed up rather than water freezing on the way down. I'm certain I saw it here. This is the only place I see cool things.

xoxoxoBruce · 04-21-2008, 11:28 PM

I don't think it was IOtD. It may have been in one of the picture threads, or you may have seen it on one of the 70 odd sites it's been posted on.

newtimer · 04-22-2008, 02:50 AM

So much for 'global' warming, eh?

Kumbulu · 04-22-2008, 03:37 AM

Would make a great pic if someone posed on top on a surfboard.

Sundae · 04-22-2008, 05:08 AM

It looks like a blue salmon fillet

rupip · 04-22-2008, 06:13 AM

COOL

spudcon · 04-22-2008, 07:28 AM

I got this a month ago from a buddy in Michigan. He finally got tired of waiting for spring, and headed south again.
Ditto, Newtimer.

glatt · 04-22-2008, 08:03 AM

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Originally Posted by newtimer

So much for 'global' warming, eh?

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Originally Posted by spudcon

Ditto, Newtimer.

Denying global warming exists on Earth Day.

cooties · 04-22-2008, 08:43 AM

Snopes has a different (and accurate) explanation.

http://www.snopes.com/photos/natural/antarcticwave.asp

Shawnee123 · 04-22-2008, 09:02 AM

I love it. There's a little bit of ice somewhere and everyone points and screams "SEE? SEE? How freaking warm is THAT? I laugh in the face of your global warming."

Really cool pic! No matter where the darn ice was. Thanks, cooties, for saving me a drive to Michigan!

xoxoxoBruce · 04-22-2008, 10:37 AM

Yes, thanks cooties! We're always looking for better information on the IOtD pictures.
I was wondering, if it was Lake Huron, why wasn't it brown ice?

Imigo Jones · 04-22-2008, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Kumbulu

Would make a great pic if someone posed on top on a surfboard.

Or inside the tube and was flash-frozen. "Endless Winter," starring Otzi the Swiss Iceman.

JennTheMermaid · 04-24-2008, 01:52 PM

Apparently, according to Snopes, "These particular photographs were taken at the Antarctic base of Dumont D'Urville by Tony Travouillon in 2002.

In March 2008, the text accompanying these pictures was altered to place the ice formations in Michigan (due to the recent cold snap there).

xoxoxoBruce · 04-24-2008, 04:29 PM

Welcome to the Cellar, JennTheMermaid.

Your right about Snopes, cooties linked to that in post 10.

04-21-2008, 10:58 PM	#2
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	Wait, didn't we have this in the cellar already? It is caused by the ice being pushed up rather than water freezing on the way down. I'm certain I saw it here. This is the only place I see cool things. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

04-21-2008, 11:28 PM	#3
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I don't think it was IOtD. It may have been in one of the picture threads, or you may have seen it on one of the 70 odd sites it's been posted on. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

04-22-2008, 03:37 AM	#5
Kumbulu Kitten Whisperer Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 49	Would make a great pic if someone posed on top on a surfboard. __________________ Bright-tailed & Bushy-eyed.

04-22-2008, 05:08 AM	#6
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	It looks like a blue salmon fillet __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

04-22-2008, 09:02 AM	#11
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	I love it. There's a little bit of ice somewhere and everyone points and screams "SEE? SEE? How freaking warm is THAT? I laugh in the face of your global warming." Really cool pic! No matter where the darn ice was. Thanks, cooties, for saving me a drive to Michigan! __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

04-22-2008, 02:50 AM	#4
newtimer Operations Operative Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 479	So much for 'global' warming, eh?

04-22-2008, 06:13 AM	#7
rupip Salzburger Nockerl Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Salzburg, Austria Posts: 37	COOL

04-22-2008, 07:28 AM	#8
spudcon Beware of potatoes Join Date: May 2007 Location: Upstate NY, USA Posts: 2,078	I got this a month ago from a buddy in Michigan. He finally got tired of waiting for spring, and headed south again. Ditto, Newtimer.

04-22-2008, 08:43 AM	#10
cooties Rapscallion Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 5	Snopes has a different (and accurate) explanation. http://www.snopes.com/photos/natural/antarcticwave.asp

04-22-2008, 10:37 AM	#12
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Yes, thanks cooties! We're always looking for better information on the IOtD pictures. I was wondering, if it was Lake Huron, why wasn't it brown ice? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

04-24-2008, 01:52 PM	#14
JennTheMermaid Person Who Has Posted Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 2	Apparently, according to Snopes, "These particular photographs were taken at the Antarctic base of Dumont D'Urville by Tony Travouillon in 2002. In March 2008, the text accompanying these pictures was altered to place the ice formations in Michigan (due to the recent cold snap there).

04-24-2008, 04:29 PM	#15
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Welcome to the Cellar, JennTheMermaid. Your right about Snopes, cooties linked to that in post 10. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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